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Three Cocoa-Free Startups Win Bühler’s New Chocolate Challenge
Swiss manufacturing giant Bühler Group has named three winners of its New Chocolate Challenge, which aims to industrialise climate-resilient cocoa-free ingredients.
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Centre- & Far-Right Lawmakers Join Forces to Weaken EU’s Corporate Sustainability Rules
In its latest move to weaken climate goals, the European Parliament has voted to scale back rules for ESG reporting, eliminating a fine for human rights and climate violations.
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Lidl GB Exceeds Healthy Food Sales Target in Shift Towards Eat-Lancet’s Planetary Health Diet
German discount retailer Lidl has increased the sales of healthy food in the UK by 80% since 2019, two years ahead of schedule, after becoming the first supermarket to align with the Eat-Lancet Planetary Health Diet.
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Sweden’s Re:meat Rebrands to Curve to Enable Low-Cost, Large-Scale Biomanufacturing
Swedish food tech startup Re:meat has evolved from a cultivated meat producer to a sustainable protein biomanufacturer, now called Curve.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Heura Recipe, Sunflower Seed Protein & Just Egg Sales
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Heura's frankfurter recipe, Eat Just's sector-leading sales, and Beyond Meat's legal victory.
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Vegan Discovery App HappyCow Eyes ‘Reboot’ Following Team Restructuring & Acquisition
HappyCow, a popular discovery platform for vegan and vegetarian restaurants, has changed hands. In an exclusive interview with Green Queen, its new owner lays out the company's strategy.
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French Fermentation Firm Bags $6M to Scale Up Upcycled Cocoa Alternatives
French startup Green Spot Technologies has raised €5M ($5.8M) to expand production of its waste-derived fermented ingredients, including cocoa alternatives under new brand Milatea.
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Beyond Meat Cuts Yearly Forecast As Sales Continue to Fall in Q3
After weeks of stock uncertainty, Beyond Meat has posted a 13% revenue decline in Q3 2025 and has adjusted its expectations for the next quarter, too.
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Opinion: After the Hype, Signs That Complementary Proteins Are Entering A New Phase
Didier Toubia, co-founder and CEO of cultivated meat pioneer Aleph Farms, believes alternative proteins are bouncing back as business models mature and regulators take notice.
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Miyoko’s Creamery Founder Raises $100,000 to Buy Back Liquidated Vegan Cheese Company
Miyoko Schinner has mobilised over $100,000 from crowd investors to help mount a winning bid for the vegan cheese firm she founded, Miyoko's Creamery, though she calls it "highly unlikely".
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Impossible Foods Offers Free Plant-Based Meat to SNAP Recipients Amid Uncertainty
As the government shutdown leaves millions of Americans potentially hungry, Impossible Foods has kickstarted a relief programme for SNAP recipients and those facing food insecurity.
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Inaction from Meat & Dairy Giants Makes Global Methane Pledge ‘Unachievable’
Four years after countries signed the Global Methane Pledge, the meat and dairy industry – the largest emitter of the gas – is still lagging.
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‘Oat Couture’: Why Oatly is Betting on Fashion to Turn Its Fortunes Around
With seasonal lookbooks and a flavour trend report that feels like it came from the fashion industry, Oatly is courting Gen Z to take its oat milk to newer heights. Here's an exclusive peek behind its strategy.
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Global Methane Hub Launches $30M Project to Cut Methane Emissions from Rice Farming
The Global Methane Hub has invested $30M in an accelerator programme to fast-track solutions to lower methane emissions from rice production.
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The World’s Largest Chocolate Supplier is Going Beyond the Cocoa Bean
As climate change wrecks the cocoa industry, Barry Callebaut has teamed up with Germany's Planet A Foods to produce alternatives with its cocoa-free chocolate, ChoViva.
What if your KitKat bar were made without chocolate?
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Angel Yeast Opens Giant Fermented Protein Factory to Boost China’s Biomanufacturing Prowess
China's Angel Yeast has begun operating an 11,000-tonne production line for its yeast protein, bolstering the country's sustainable food leadership.
Already accounting for 15% of global yeast production and nearly 60% of the market in!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: British Oatly, Just Egg Pancakes & Beyond Meat x Hard Rock
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's switch to British oats, Eat Just's pancake mixes, and NotCo's Stranger Things collab.
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The Every Company Bags $55M in Funding As Animal-Free Egg Protein Hits Walmart
Californian food tech startup The Every Company has raised $55M in Series D funding to expand production of its precision-fermented egg proteins, following a nationwide rollout at Walmart.
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Climate-Friendly Diets Could Cut Yearly Food Costs by $1T, Says Oxford Study
A University of Oxford study suggests that plant-rich diets could lower agricultural labour costs by nearly $1T annually, calling on governments to support livestock farmers with the transition.
Science is clear on one thing: we're!-->!-->!-->…
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Non-UPF Program Opens Up Certification Label to Entire Food Industry
The Non-UPF Program has expanded its certification label, which ensures food products are not ultra-processed, keying in to a central focus of health discourse in the US.
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Australia’s Uluu Nets $10.5M to Make Fossil-Free Plastics with Seaweed
Australian eco materials firm Uluu has raised A$16M ($10.5M) to build a demo facility and scale up its technology to turn seaweed into bioplastics.
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